YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University E-Club Hall of Famer Shirley Spork passed away Tuesday, April 12, at the age of 94. Spork, who was the first female inducted into the E-Club Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981, was twice a trailblazer in the sport she loved – golf.
A true pioneer, Spork was one of 13 Founders of the LPGA in 1950. A decade later, Spork almost single-handedly created the LPGA Teaching & Club Pro Division.
Spork, who died in Palm Springs, Calif., was born on May 14, 1927, at the peak of the Roaring 20s.